Pouring jacket for molds



Patented Feb. 21, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE race ,B- S reet Uni t He ghts, h o,

Signor to Gordon A. Wilts'e, Qleveland, Ohio Application patients 12, 1947, Serial No. 791,191,

This .in ehtieh relate t9 i rov m nts in Peering Jackets fer meldsl th t is," to a Jacke s t9 he pla e areuhsi emnle ed me ds ter hey have b n. rem ved from th f sks or r to held e m ds against dis orti n or b ak ge duri the PQ l iI E i inelte m a in o t e meld, cav ties- In er ain es ts the nve ti te sti utes im so emeht' e e ha of my Paten Ne- 1,9 3 58 ssued .Deeem r 11, 19.

Fer he u pose at einfo c n molds ur n the pouring ei meta into the m ld c vit es i is conventional practice to enclose the molds in ja kets The Ja kets should fit he meld r h accu a e ee -use if t er a e a a in he meld walls which do n t at first contact theiaeket Wall the p ssur the m ta may te e me d utwardly n such. area until contact w th the Jacket is e fe ted and uch act on eduee distortion in t m ld cavi ies with c ns uent inaccu acy n he esu ting testing I s se d pra tic the e ore to provide Ja k ts th wal s of which e ne r gid eehnee eel gether at th co ner nd wher in the m un ing c the wa ls permi a limited de ee ef Increment in va iou d r et ehs so that a seed ht against the me may he v hs ted automatical y. The ieelset o the present inv ntio .ialls wi hin c ass O of the jects o t e inven ieh the'prq vision of a jacket which shall be self-adjusting relative to the side and end walls of the mold in order that the jacket may iii; the mold closely even though dimensions are not held to lqse tolerances.

Another object is the provision of novel side and end plates to be assembled and mounted in the frame in a novel manner.

Another object is the provision of mounting means'such as to facilitate the assembly of the plates in the frame and the removal and replacement of any plate which may become damase n sex Other objects and features of novelty will appear as I proceed with the description of that embodiment of the invention which, for the purposes of the present application, I have illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a plan view of a jacket constructed and assembled in accordance with the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the jacket in operative position upon a mold.

Fig. 3 is an end view of a mold with the jacket thereon, the view being partly in section substantially upon the line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic perspective view 3 Claims. (Cl. 22-112) tieal t rm and size- ,fihe relativ eh thls e the side and en plates .niay ve y e eeu se, and in.

ih ta ees they may he et the len h- Qehs euenth I shall the t rm side a het ihetter t re e it he nd Wal lements as wel as he side elements c the ack All i the side plate are rovided w t rein: iere g r hs eh the eat ries surfaces the pains eip l einf re theh he hs e evided by lq l it l di el ibs it and th u per u f s ef hi h are nc ined downwa dly and o ward in o d to s ed an d l et a y molten m al w h m y tel u hem.-

leh'eit d ha r s I 8, 2t a 2 may be pro ided tied and ns rse rih such as 22 t9 29 nc usive a e dvi able- On ch si e plate here a two pa o ears or lug 3.0 hieh diseased nleheitedihsl alig ment hea theehd oi the pla e -C h a1 y between the ribs l9 and 20 there is a padjg, and h extr me ends of the plate in l ne i h th a '32 here a e o he pad 3, of s mewhat less hic ness, A ram te med f ed materia s rr nd the j ck between the hiss 3.0 and 3. o the vari us pai s When the essem b ed jacket i mount d inen meld the Pads 3? bea aga n t the rame 34, and thes points contact become in effect fulcra around which the plat s ma ha e limited univers l.

At tw oppe ite ends er s. Provided wi h means te leeh .u hand hq cls- Pre er bly fo hi mese I-W i l t t frame pro er short leng hs Qt red 35- crashin the e and held eherat i enab d t9 lift the iaeketand llewer t ,over a mold ,Th ehsh one paire s a'el e each la e ,1 arm c 'es outwardly of the frame 34,'and through each pair of holes I drop a pin 36.

In assembling the jacket the operator starts with one side plate, plate l2 for example. The plate is put inside the frame 34 and moved outwardly until its two pairs of lugs 39, 3| embrace the frame on that side. Then the pin 36 is dropped into place in the drilled holes through the lugs at the right hand end of the plate. Next the plate 13 is brought into the illustrated position with its right hand end, as viewed from the inside of the frame, overlapped by the left hand end of plate l2. A pin is then dropped into the drilled holes in the right hand end of plate l3 to hold that end of the plate from movement inward. The right hand end of plate 13 is thus positioned behind the left hand end of plate 12 and holds that end of plate 12 against inward movement. Plate I4 is then placed in position by a similar procedure and pinned at its left hand end, as viewed in Fig. 1, thereby holding the left hand end of plate l3 against inward movement. 1 The final plate 15 is put into position by slipping its left hand end, as viewed from the inside of the frame, into position in front of the plate l2, whereby the left end of plate 15 is held against inward movement, after which the right hand end of plate I5 is swung around behind plate 14 and pinned to the frame 34. Each one of the plates therefore is held outwardly in operative engagement with the frame 34, by the next adjacent plate at one end and by a pin at the other end.

When the jacket has-been thus assembled it may be lifted by the two handholds 35 and carried from one place to another as may be necessary in foundry procedure. In mounting a jacket upon a mold the operator lowers the jacket by the handholds 35 until the plates of the jacket engage the walls of the mold. The frame 34 while supporting the jacket bears against the under surfaces of lugs 30. With the jacket on the mold the operator releases the handholds 35 and the frame drops a short distance and wedges itself against the inclined pads 32. If the weight of the frame is not sufficient to produce a good wedging action the operator may force the frame down into tight engagement with the pads 32. The plates of the jacket then bear closely against the walls of the mold, and all movement of the plates due to pressure of the metal in the mold is prevented. After the casting has cooled and the jacket is to be removed from the mold the operator grasps the handholds 35 and lifts the frame 34, thereby loosening its engagement with the pads 32. Further lifting effort applied to the handholds raises the frame into engagement with lugs 30 and thereafter lifts the jacket off the mold.

It is to be understood of course that pins could be used at both ends of each plate, but in any event the overlapping of the plates at the corners must be retained, as otherwise the plates would be free to turn upon the frame 34 to such an extent as to get out of proper relation with each other and thus interfere with the handling of the jacket.

Whenever a plate becomes damaged and requires removal it can be removed readily, for example plate 12 could be removed by withdrawing the pin 36 from the holes in lugs 30, 3|, at the right hand end of the plate, swinging that end inwardly a certain distance and then moving the plate endwise far enough to clear its left end from the adjacent end of plate 13. A new plate can then be installed by reversing such procedure.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. A pouring jacket for molds, comprising a rectangular frame of rod material, four externally reinforced plates disposed inwardly of the respective sides of said frame, each plate being separably and loosely connected with said frame to permit limited movement relative to the frame, one end of each plate overlapping the end of an adjacent plate and held by the latter plate against inward movement, the opposite end of each plate being overlapped by the plate adjacent thereto, and disengageable bracket means near the overlapped end of each plate engaging said frame for preventing movement of that end of the plate inwardly relative to said frame.

2. A pouring jacket for molds, comprising a rectangular frame of rod material, four externally reinforced plates disposed inwardly of the respective sides of said frame, two pairs of longitudinally aligned external lugs on each plate, one pair near each end of each plate, the lugs of each pair loosely embracing said frame, certain of said pairs of lugs at each corner of the jacket having aligned perforations therethrough out wardly of said frame, and pins in said perforations, the ends of said plates adjacent the pinned ends of other plates overlapping said pinned ends between said pinned ends and said frame, whereby both ends of all plates are held against inward movement.

3. A pouring jacket for molds, comprising a rectangular frame of rod material, four externally reinforced plates disposed inwardly of the respective sides of said frame, two pairs of longitudinally aligned external lugs on each plate, one pair near each end of each plate, the lugs of each pair loosely embracing said frame, one end of each plate overlapping the end of an adjacent plate and held by the latter plate against inward movement, the opposite end of each plate being overlapped by the plate adjacent thereto, said lugs near the overlapped end of each plate having aligned perforations outwardly of said frame, and a pin removably mounted in each such pair of perforations, whereby that end of each plate is held against inward movement.

HORACE R. STREET.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 985,771 Becker Mar. 7, 1911 1,101,160 Wood June 23,1914 1,327,224 Buch Jan. 6, 1920 1,983,581 Street Dec. 11, 1934 2,050,778 Bester Aug. 11, 1936 

